Today, let’s try to truly be with the ones we are with. Be with your lover. Be with your child. Be with your friend. Be with your grandmother. Be with yourself.
“The greatest gift you can give (yourself or anyone else) is just being present”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru… Continue reading
“Everybody seems to think I’m lazy
I don’t mind, I think they’re crazy
Running everywhere at such a speed
Till they find there’s no need”
-Lennon-McCartney
A conversation with friends over the weekend brought to mind this quote from The Beatles song “I’m Only Sleeping.” The people I know are frequently so busy and trying to do so much; when will they realize that it’s okay to slow down?… Continue reading
Our inner spirits, unbounded and pure, are strong, beautiful, and ready to thrive if we let them.
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” -Albert Camus
This very moment is the time to choose happiness.
“Happiness, knowledge, not in another place, but this place—not for another hour, but this hour”
— Walt Whitman… Continue reading
Let us travel lightly, consciously, and kindly, celebrating the everyday journey with great joy.
“It’s good to have an end in mind but in the end what counts is how you travel.”
― Orna Ross… Continue reading
Let’s be grateful for what we have in our daily lives. If we celebrate what we have instead of focusing on what we do not, our lives will be merrier indeed.
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ―J.R.R. Tolkien… Continue reading
Where do you want to be? What do you want to feel in life? Pursue that, and let the rest fall away.
“It’s paramount we take ownership of our lives. Sadness is greatly due to our having sacrificed ourselves over to a power outside of ourselves. We need to be proactive in creating positive thoughts and actions that will align ourselves with where we want to be and what we want to feel in life.”… Continue reading
Our everyday decisions make up who we are, as well as having a huge, cumulative impact on all of the living things around us. Let’s make our choices mindfully.
“People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day to day.” — Rollo May… Continue reading
Today may we all be fully awake and completely present in each moment of our lives.
“Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives. It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment. We also gain immediate access to our own powerful inner resources for insight, transformation, and healing.”
– Jon Kabat-Zinn… Continue reading
And each day is ours to begin anew. Amazing.
“I got up early and bathed in the pond; that was a religious exercise, and one of the best things which I did. They say that characters were engraven on the bathing tub of King Tching-thang to this effect: ‘Renew thyself completely each day; do it again, and again, and forever again.'”… Continue reading